Malik N.

Type of liability
Personne physique

Alleged perpetrator(s)
Malik N.

Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Syrian

Legal classification of crime(s)
Crimes against humanity
Complicity in crimes against humanity

Source of the complaint
Article 40 CCP

Ongoing proceedings
oui

Regime
3 - 689-11 CPP

Summary of facts

Malik N. is reportedly a Syrian, a former member of Branch 285 of the State intelligence and security services in Damascus, residing in France. The United Nations lists Branch 285 among the Syrian intelligence detention centers with the highest number of detainee deaths during the Syrian conflict from 2011 onward. Hundreds of prisoners were reportedly held there in inhumane conditions of detention, systematically subjected to torture, and sometimes to rape and sexual abuse during interrogations.

Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.

Legal proceedings

<p>October 22, 2020: The OFRPA files a report on the basis of Article 40 of the CCP. The Public Prosecutor’s Office opens a preliminary investigation for crimes against humanity.<br />
December 2, 2025: Malik N. is placed in police custody.<br />
December 4, 2025: The Public Prosecutor’s Office requests the opening of a judicial investigation for crimes against humanity and complicity in crimes against humanity. He was indicted on those charges by an investigating judge and placed in pre-trial detention.</p>

Complaint

non

Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)

689-11 CCP

Sources

Mediapart, "Crimes contre l’humanité: un ex-membre du renseignement syrien écroué en France", 2025